Azerbaijan: Imprisoned writer Rashad Ramazanov ends hunger strike
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DARE: Government Confirms It Has Detained as a Witness a Journalist Who Works in Iran
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DARE: Trump Wants the Networks to Carry His Speech Live. They Should Look at These Charts of His Lies.
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DARE: Secret Campaign to Use Russian-Inspired Tactics in 2017 Ala. Election Stirs Anxiety for Democrats
Revelations that Russian-inspired disinformation tactics were used as part of the 2017 Alabama senatorial election surface, leaving Democratic operatives... More
New Charges Against Azerbaijani Blogger Mehman Huseynov, Now on Hunger Strike, A Cruel Punishment for Investigative Journalism
"The escalation of legal harassment against Mehman Huseynov—over the holiday period, and just months before his release—is an inhumane step that perfectly embodies the calculated crackdown against dissenting voices… More
Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Demand the Release of Journalist Mehman Huseynov
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Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Demand Justice for Tortured Journalist Mehman Huseynov
Joint Statement by Sport for Rights Coalition Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Demand Justice for Tortured Journalist Mehman Huseynov The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the abduction and torture of Azerbaijani journalist Mehman Huseynov and… More
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What now in unfree Florida? The DoE apparently getting into the business of threatening punishment to high school principals if they don't cancel student club events with drag queens. B/c "Drag & Donuts " is the real threat to students here... #EdScare
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